Irish Bank St. Patrick's Day Block Party 2014 Irish Bank, 10 Mark Lane, SF; www.theirishbank.com[3]. 9am-midnight, $10 (free before noon). Also Mon/17. Live music starts at noon both days with the Shams, Bog Savages, and DJ Marcus.

San Francisco's 163rd St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival Parade begins at the corner of Market and Second Sts and marches to Civic Center Plaza, SF; facebook.com/SaintPatricksDaySF. 11:30am, free. The West Coast's largest Irish history and culture event includes a parade down Market Street (you will not believe how many Irish dance troupes hail from the Bay Area!), followed by a Civic Center party. This year's theme is "A Tribute to the Irish Workers of America."